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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/competition

Commissioner Monti recalls Commission's aims on reform of merger regulation, liberal professions and aid to services of general interest

Brussels, 08/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - Competition Commissioner Mario Monti expressed his views before the members of the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, on 30 September last. Three themes were particularly dear to him: - reform of the regulation on mergers, liberal professions and State aid in services of general interest. As far as reform of the rules on mergers are concerned, the Commissioner was pleased to see that, in the broad lines, the EP followed the...

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